Transcript of "Training: What to Consider Before Writing Your RFP"

3.
Client training too late
• Commons in cases
where development
done by external
agency
• Training AFTER site
is built
• Internal teams learn
how to manage after
vendor has
developed a site
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Common problems
• Seeing patterns in
client sites.
• Weird work-arounds,
convoluted
solutions.
• Drupal can do
anything.
• Drupal can behave
EXACTLY like your
old system.. but why
would you do that?
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Use scenarios
• Use scenarios based on your needs.
• Focus on conveying your vision.
• Scenarios can describe what personas need
to be able to do to accomplish your goals.
• Louise wants to translate an article into
French, and send this translation to the
technical editor for publishing.
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Good questions
• Ask open ended questions:
• Describe cases in your CMS where this level
of personalization has been implemented.
• How is this achieved within your CMS and
how users are supported when publishing in
diﬀerent contexts?
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23.
Not spec work
• Some RFPs appear
Free!
to be ways to get
free consulting.
• Some clients ask for
something
tantamount to “spec
work”.
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Working together
• You’re not choosing
a CMS, you’re
choosing a vendor.
• Evaluate the agency.
• Agency is more
important than the
CMS.
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Who can’t do this?
• Public bodies in some countries/states.
• Stipulations. Cannot engage with vendor
after RFP is issued.
• Restrictions based on value of contract.
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Sewn up?
• Assumed that many (most?) RFPs are
decided before they were posted.
• Vendors write RFPs for clients.
• Only to fulﬁl legal requirements for
competitive bids.
• Or worse... writing RFPs to leverage an
existing vendor.
• Then no, there are no alternatives.
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28.
Drupal Training
From Acquia, the
leaders in Drupal
support and
guidance
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Acquia training
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Your needs
What we deliver
How we can tailor or customize
What the packages look like
I wish this training have
been conducted earlier,
maybe one year or six
months... It was great!!! I
am looking forward for the
next training regarding
theming and module
development!!!
- E.T.
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Your needs
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Investing in team’s capabilities?
- New staff on-board or existing teams.
- Training is an essential way to ensure
everyone is on the same page.
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Curious about Drupal’s capability?
- Need enough knowledge to build a proof
of concept.
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The lecturer... was
friendly, willing to help
us to our problems. He
mentioned many details
and made me
understand many things
and overcome many
problems I had before.
- G.B
Training is a low-cost investment. Saving
time and money.
Tell me about your training needs.
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The trainers
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Our trainers are
experienced developers
who love teaching.
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They provide subject
matter expertise as well
as well as passion for the
topic.
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Partners are placed all
over the globe.
Lovely presenter, very
patient and open to
questions. I feel a lot
more conﬁdent to use
drupal myself and
understand the
technical
underpinnings.
- C.L.
http://training.acquia.com/testimonials
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Acquia’s experience
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Foundations in our support
and professional services.
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Guided by best practices
from the top brands and
clients we work with.
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I'd highly recommend
the workshop to
anyone using Drupal
in a professional
capacity.
- G.S.
Trusted name in the
community based on
our reputation
as a leader.
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Your options
Tailored
Customized
Who?
Implementation team,
designers, devs
Content editors
What?
Learn to build
with Drupal
Learn to use a
completed
Drupal site.
When?
At the start of
a project.
When a project is ready
for content editors.
Usually on-site.
Usually online. Can be
delivered on site. Also
train-the-trainer.
Pre-training
consultation.
Printed manuals.
Manuals or
documentation.
Recordings,custom
screencasts
How?
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This was a customized
training to our needs
and worked very well.
I think this worked well
for our team (of IS Web
Developers) instead of a
classroom style off-site.
- T.R.
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Course catalog
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Popular packages are typical examples of the tailored
packages we have delivered.
http://training.acquia.com/courses
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Package comparison
Site Building
Foundation
Skills step-up
Tailored
Day 1
Site Building
Part 1
Theming and Layout
Part 1
Site Building
Part 1
Day 2
Site Building
Part 2
Theming and Layout
Part 2
Panels
Day 3
Panels
Module Development
Part 1
Day 4
Theming and Layout
Part 1
Module Development
Part 1
Day 5
Theming and Layout
Part 2
Supervised challenge
workshop
http://training.acquia.com/courses
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Formal Training or Professional Services?
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At the start of your project? Cross-training a new team?
- Choose to consult with our training manager to tailor a course
for your needs.
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In the middle of a complex project? Planning a largescale migration?
- Choose Professional Services such as an Architectural Workshop.
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Next steps
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Determine if training is the right ﬁt for you at this time.
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Arrange a call with Ben Ortega, Director of Learning
Services to prepare a proposal.
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Training takes about 6-8 weeks to book.
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Sign up to our training newsletter
acquia.com/products-services/drupal-training
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Learning paths: The start
Drupal in a Day
Drupal for
Project Managers
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Drupal in a Day
- Essential intro to Drupal for
CMS builders, developers,
designers.
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Drupal for Project
Managers
- Structured conversation and
workshop on the lifecycle of a
Drupal Project.
http://training.acquia.com/courses
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Learning paths: Site Building
Drupal in a Day
Site Building
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Drupal for
Project Managers
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Site Building
- Essential requirement for all
site implementors, designers
and developers.
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Content modeling.
Display control.
Most popular contributed
modules.
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Learning paths: Extending Site Building
Drupal in a Day
Drupal for
Project Managers
•
control.
Panels
•
Site Building
Multilingual
Drupal
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Panels
- A powerful method for layout
Multilingual Drupal
- Learn to localize Drupal and
how to offer translations of
content.
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Learning paths: Module Development
Drupal in a Day
Drupal for
Project Managers
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Module Development
- Learn custom coding for unique
functionality.
Panels
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Best for teams experienced
with Site Building in Drupal.
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Site Building
Requirements: Site building
knowledge and HTML/CSS,
PHP.
Multilingual
Drupal
Prereq: HTML/CSS
Theming &
Layout
Prereq: PHP
Module
Development
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Learning paths: PHP for Drupal
Drupal in a Day
Drupal for
Project Managers
Panels
Site Building
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PHP for Drupal
- This course is provided for
teams who are cross-training to
Drupal.
Multilingual
Drupal
Prereq: HTML/CSS
Theming &
Layout
Prereq: Programming in
any language
Prereq: PHP
PHP for Drupal
Module
Development
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